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Andrew Hudgins, The Never-Ending (Houghton Mifflin, 1991)Few people who read Andrew Hudgins' poem "Praying Drunk" are likely to forget it any time soon. "....I want a lot of money and a woman.And, also, I want vanishing cream. You know,a character like Popeye rubs it onand disappears. Although you see right through him,he's there. He chuckles, stumbles into things,and smoke that's clearly visible escapesfrom his invisible...
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Hudgins is accessible. Kind of funny, like Billy Collins. Human in a way that reminds of William Stafford and Lucille Clifton. Manly as Hemmingway, but not as impressed with himself. A good-hearted loser like the rest of us. "Praying Drunk" is the highlight, as its title would suggest.
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To understand God, siblings, breakups, and mescal worms, find this book, buy it, and read it over and over.
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